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Jan 22, 2009 13:03
Eeeeee, I just used some of my Amazon gift certificate (YAY THANK YOU) to order the chapbook of
Elizabeth Alexander's Inaugural poem
.
(
Praise Song for the Day
)
books
,
commonplace
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aesc
January 22 2009, 19:05:47 UTC
In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air,
any thing can be made, any sentence begun.
On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp,
praise song for walking forward in that light.
Oh I just get shivers at the last verse and line. The whole poem, really, but those especially ♥
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dogeared
January 22 2009, 19:07:44 UTC
eeeeeeee, me too, me too-it's so beautiful!!
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hilarytamar
January 22 2009, 19:14:34 UTC
Oh, that looks gorgeous. (And ooo--it looks like Penguin's got a
hardbound copy
of Obama's speech due out too. I'd been wondering where to find one--thanks for the prompt.)
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dogeared
January 22 2009, 19:16:27 UTC
Ooooo, that Penguin collection looks fantastic!
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hilarytamar
January 22 2009, 19:22:54 UTC
I'd love to have a copy of the Election Night speech too--if you happen to run across one, would you mind dropping a comment here?
And I hadn't realized you were actually there! That must have been awesome, quite literally. \o/\o/\o/
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duffy_99
January 22 2009, 19:31:25 UTC
My God, I thought that poem was *amazing*. I got chills while she was reading it.
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dogeared
January 23 2009, 18:04:42 UTC
It's so powerful!! I keep reading and re-reading it.
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lilyfarfalla
January 22 2009, 21:28:12 UTC
So amazing that you were there! And that poem is so perfect.
A woman and her son wait for the bus. = Yes yes yes.
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dogeared
January 23 2009, 18:05:52 UTC
Yes, exactly! Yes.
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crysothemis
January 23 2009, 02:39:27 UTC
Oh, I loved that poem! Particularly this line: love with no need to pre-empt grievance. Because, wow, the layers of meaning in that. Just, wow.
It's so cool that you were there.
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dogeared
January 23 2009, 18:05:25 UTC
I loved it too, so much!!
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any thing can be made, any sentence begun.
On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp,
praise song for walking forward in that light.
Oh I just get shivers at the last verse and line. The whole poem, really, but those especially ♥
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And I hadn't realized you were actually there! That must have been awesome, quite literally. \o/\o/\o/
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A woman and her son wait for the bus. = Yes yes yes.
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It's so cool that you were there.
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